employee

UK/ˌɛm.plɔɪˈiː/US/ˌɛm.plɔɪˈiː/

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Other forms: employees

An employee is a person who is paid to work for a company. A full-time employee, employee rights, treat employees well.

Being one rather than a contractor is a legal status with rights attached — notice, sick pay, protection from unfair dismissal — and disputes about which somebody is have become a major area of law. The -ee ending marks the receiver: an employee is one who is employed. Note employer, the other half.

Definitions of employee

1nounemployeeA person who is paid to work for a company.A2+
“The company gave every employee a bonus at the end of the year.”

employee is a worker.

Also accepted in games: worker

Where it comes from

Employ plus -ee, from the early nineteenth century, probably on the model of French employe. Employ comes from Latin implicare, to involve.

French
employé
English, today
employee

From employ + -ee. early 19th century, possibly modeled after French employé.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Work & Careers

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employee in the wild

In some types of employment, employees may receive benefits in addition to payment.
Employment
In this case, the employee typically retains their salary and other employment rights from their primary organization.
Temporary work
Not all temporary employees find jobs through a temporary employment agency.
Temporary work
A salary is a fixed amount of money or compensation paid to an employee by an employer in return for work performed.
Salary
HR professionals manage the human capital of an organization to maximize employee performance.
Human resource management

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